Rubaiyat stanza

noun

Ru·​bai·​yat stanza ˈrü-bē-ˌät- 

-ˌbī-, 

-ˌat-

: an iambic pentameter quatrain with a rhyme scheme aaba

Word History

Etymology

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, quatrains translated by Edward FitzGerald (1859)

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Rubaiyat stanza

• extravaganza
• bonanza